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Sleep BruxismEMG_BRUXNCT06343194

Changes in Electromyographic Activity in Aligner Treatment of Adult Patients With and Without Nocturnal Bruxism

A study testing Bruxoff ® in people with Sleep Bruxism and Masseter Muscle Hypertrophy, run by Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS at 1 site in Italy.

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Trial summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of clear aligners on the symptoms and signs reported by bruxism patients. The aim of the investigators is to evaluate the effect of treatment on the masticatory muscles and the changes related to the tropism of the masseter muscles using Bruxoff ® device… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 45 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
What is being tested?
Bruxoff ®
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
22 participants
Where
1 siteItaly
Study dates
31 Oct 2025to 31 Dec 2027
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 45 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Acceptance of the treatment plan with clear aligners;
  • Acceptance of informed consent to the study;
  • Subjects classified as bruxists based on the diagnostic criteria for sleep bruxism described by the American Academy of Sleeping Medicine.
  • Subjects who don't meet the criteria of sleep bruxism by American Academy of Sleeping Medicine in good health.

Who cannot join

  • Patients with morphological and structural alterations to the temporomandibular joint, e.g. Condillary hypertrophy;
  • Medical history of neurological diseases, mental disorders and sleep disturbances e.g. restless leg syndrome and insomnia;
  • Patients in therapy with myorelaxants or other medicines that affect chewing muscle activity;
  • Patients with pacemakers;
  • Patients with periodontal diseases;
  • Patients with ongoing orthodontic therapy or with prosthetic rehabilitation

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Italy1 site
  • UOC Clinica Odontoiatrica, Policlinico Agostino Gemelli Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

    Rome, Lazio, 00168

Other trials in Italy

About this study

Official title: Analysis of Changes in Electromyographic Activity in Aligner Treatment of Adult Patients With and Without Nocturnal Bruxism: Single-centre Interventional Case-control With Device

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of clear aligners on the symptoms and signs reported by bruxism patients.

The aim of the investigators is to evaluate the effect of treatment on the masticatory muscles and the changes related to the tropism of the masseter muscles using Bruxoff ® device, before and after the beginning of the therapy. Bruxoff ® is a holter that assesses the contractions of the masseter muscles and the heart during sleep.

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The plan is to compare treatment with clear aligners for bruxism and non-bruxism patients.

The results will allow the investigators to evaluate the progress of clear aligner therapy in bruxism patients and compare them with those of non-bruxism patients.

Being tested
Bruxoff ®
Keywords
clear aligners, bruxoff, electromiograph, therapy, masseter muscle contraction, muscle pain
Medical subject headings
Sleep Bruxism, Masticatory Muscles, Hypertrophy of, Bruxism, Myalgia

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Bruxoff ®Device

    Bruxoff ® is a holter that measures the masseter muscle contraction and heart rate.

Study groups in NCT06343194
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
bruxism patients assessed with Bruxoff ®Active comparatorSubjects classified as bruxists based on the diagnostic criteria for sleep bruxism described by the American Academy of Sleeping Medicine, i.e. if they have at least one of the following two points: 1. The subject reports or is aware of noises of grinding or clamping during sleep. 2. One or more of the following signs are present: * Abnormal wear of teeth; * Discomfort, fatigue or pain in the muscles of the face; * Hypertrophy of muscles during voluntary clamping; * Any abnormalities in the mandibular muscle activity cannot be expressed by other sleep disorders, medical, neurological, drug use or substance abuse; * Bruxoff ® cut-off more than 4.
Receives: Device: Bruxoff ®
non-bruxism patients assessed with Bruxoff ®Active comparatorSubjects with good health, with no evidence of bruxism symptoms or signs. Bruxoff ® cut-off equal or less than 4.
Receives: Device: Bruxoff ®

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Change in potentials recorded by Bruxoff ® in bruxism patients.

    The primary outcome of the study is the change in potential recorded by Bruxoff®, defined as the variation in nocturnal masseter contraction activity just in bruxism patients treated with aligners.The study aims to evaluate and compare diagnostic records measured with the Bruxoff® at three time points. Each time, the Bruxoff® is used two nights in a row. The purpose of the first night's data collection is to help the patient learn how to apply and use the device to its fullest potential; only the data collected on the second night will be used in the study to determine whether or not the patient has bruxism.

    • The Bruxoff® device is initially administered for two consecutive nights before the start of aligner therapy (T0).
    • 2 months after starting clear aligner therapy (T1), Bruxoff® is given for two consecutive nights.
    • The last 2 records are registered 6 months after the beginning of the treatment with clear aligners (T2).

    Measured: The records with Bruxoff® device are made: before the beginning of the treatment with clear aligner (T0), after 2 months (T1) and after 6 months (T2) from the start of the therapy.

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Change of signs and symptoms of bruxism

    The secondary outcome consists in the mutation of signs (i.e. tooth wear) and symptoms (i.e. massetere muscles pain) of bruxism.

    In order to evaluate how occlusal relationships have changed in bruxism patients treated with aligners at the three study times (T0, T1, T2), we compare their clinical condition with non-bruxism patients.

    Furthermore, it's possible to measure the following characteristics during the three study times (T0, T1, and T2), both in the individual group and between patients with and without bruxism, using the Visual Analogue Scale (range 0-10):

    • the mutation of the chewing muscles' pain and of the related migraines;
    • the variation of the functional limitation during routine mandibular movements related to treatment with clear aligners.

    Measured: The clinical examinations are made: before the beginning of the treatment with clear aligner (T0), after 2 months (T1) and after 6 months (T2) from the start of the therapy.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted2 Apr 2024
  2. Study start31 Oct 2025 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion31 Oct 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2027 (estimated)

Why it stopped: Waiting agreement for the use of electromiography in the hospital

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
bruxism patients and non-bruxism patients
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
22 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06343194
Sponsor's protocol ID
6162
Acronym
EMG_BRUX
Status last verified
Aug 2025
First submitted
26 Mar 2024
Last updated
27 Aug 2025
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Lobbezoo F, Naeije M. Bruxism is mainly regulated centrally, not peripherally. J Oral Rehabil. 2001 Dec;28(12):1085-91. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2842.2001.00839.x.

    PubMed 11874505
  • Ohlmann B, Bomicke W, Behnisch R, Rammelsberg P, Schmitter M. Variability of sleep bruxism-findings from consecutive nights of monitoring. Clin Oral Investig. 2022 Apr;26(4):3459-3466. doi: 10.1007/s00784-021-04314-8. Epub 2021 Dec 3.

    PubMed 34862565
  • Ohlmann B, Rathmann F, Bomicke W, Behnisch R, Rammelsberg P, Schmitter M. Validity of patient self-reports and clinical signs in the assessment of sleep bruxism based on home-recorded electromyographic/electrocardiographic data. J Oral Rehabil. 2022 Jul;49(7):720-728. doi: 10.1111/joor.13327. Epub 2022 Apr 11.

    PubMed 35348247
  • Manfredini D, Ahlberg J, Castroflorio T, Poggio CE, Guarda-Nardini L, Lobbezoo F. Diagnostic accuracy of portable instrumental devices to measure sleep bruxism: a systematic literature review of polysomnographic studies. J Oral Rehabil. 2014 Nov;41(11):836-42. doi: 10.1111/joor.12207. Epub 2014 Jul 8.

    PubMed 25040303
  • Castroflorio T, Bargellini A, Rossini G, Cugliari G, Deregibus A, Manfredini D. Agreement between clinical and portable EMG/ECG diagnosis of sleep bruxism. J Oral Rehabil. 2015 Oct;42(10):759-64. doi: 10.1111/joor.12320. Epub 2015 Jun 7.

    PubMed 26059761
  • Lobbezoo F, Ahlberg J, Glaros AG, Kato T, Koyano K, Lavigne GJ, de Leeuw R, Manfredini D, Svensson P, Winocur E. Bruxism defined and graded: an international consensus. J Oral Rehabil. 2013 Jan;40(1):2-4. doi: 10.1111/joor.12011. Epub 2012 Nov 4.

    PubMed 23121262
  • Lavigne GJ, Huynh N, Kato T, Okura K, Adachi K, Yao D, Sessle B. Genesis of sleep bruxism: motor and autonomic-cardiac interactions. Arch Oral Biol. 2007 Apr;52(4):381-4. doi: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2006.11.017. Epub 2007 Feb 20.

    PubMed 17313939
  • Bader G, Lavigne G. Sleep bruxism; an overview of an oromandibular sleep movement disorder. REVIEW ARTICLE. Sleep Med Rev. 2000 Feb;4(1):27-43. doi: 10.1053/smrv.1999.0070.

    PubMed 12531159
  • Dube C, Rompre PH, Manzini C, Guitard F, de Grandmont P, Lavigne GJ. Quantitative polygraphic controlled study on efficacy and safety of oral splint devices in tooth-grinding subjects. J Dent Res. 2004 May;83(5):398-403. doi: 10.1177/154405910408300509.

    PubMed 15111632
  • Harada T, Ichiki R, Tsukiyama Y, Koyano K. The effect of oral splint devices on sleep bruxism: a 6-week observation with an ambulatory electromyographic recording device. J Oral Rehabil. 2006 Jul;33(7):482-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2005.01576.x.

    PubMed 16774505
  • Benli M, Ozcan M. Short-term effect of material type and thickness of occlusal splints on maximum bite force and sleep quality in patients with sleep bruxism: a randomized controlled clinical trial. Clin Oral Investig. 2023 Aug;27(8):4313-4322. doi: 10.1007/s00784-023-05049-4. Epub 2023 May 2.

    PubMed 37127807
  • Zheng M, Liu R, Ni Z, Yu Z. Efficiency, effectiveness and treatment stability of clear aligners: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Orthod Craniofac Res. 2017 Aug;20(3):127-133. doi: 10.1111/ocr.12177. Epub 2017 May 26.

    PubMed 28547915
  • Miller KB, McGorray SP, Womack R, Quintero JC, Perelmuter M, Gibson J, Dolan TA, Wheeler TT. A comparison of treatment impacts between Invisalign aligner and fixed appliance therapy during the first week of treatment. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2007 Mar;131(3):302.e1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2006.05.031.

    PubMed 17346581
  • Lou T, Tran J, Castroflorio T, Tassi A, Cioffi I. Evaluation of masticatory muscle response to clear aligner therapy using ambulatory electromyographic recording. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2021 Jan;159(1):e25-e33. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2020.08.012. Epub 2020 Nov 21.

    PubMed 33234460
  • Ciavarella D, Fanelli C, Suriano C, Cazzolla AP, Campobasso A, Guida L, Laurenziello M, Illuzzi G, Tepedino M. Occlusal Plane Modification in Clear Aligners Treatment: Three Dimensional Retrospective Longitudinal Study. Dent J (Basel). 2022 Dec 27;11(1):8. doi: 10.3390/dj11010008.

    PubMed 36661545

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Bruxoff ® in people with Sleep Bruxism and Masseter Muscle Hypertrophy, run by Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS at 1 site in Italy.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: paused, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Aug 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Italy. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Change in potentials recorded by Bruxoff ® in bruxism patients. (time frame: The records with Bruxoff® device are made: before the beginning of the treatment with clear aligner (T0), after 2 months (T1) and after 6 months (T2) from the start of the therapy.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06343194, which also lists 28 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 27 Aug 2025.

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